Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – met the Operations Manager of Avenue Dental Surgery, to discuss the challenges that the practice is currently facing.

Jo wanted to meet the surgery to discuss the issues that NHS dentists are facing and to discuss the increasing number of dentists moving to a private, or subscription model.

During the meeting, they discussed the NHS Dental Contract and the ways that it could be improved, as well as the Dental Quality Access Scheme offered in Greater Manchester.

Jo Platt said: “It was great to meet with the Avenue Dental Surgery to hear about their challenges with the dental contract and how they are managing to continue providing NHS dentistry to the people of Leigh.

“We also talked about the way this Government will work with the industry on a dental recovery plan to ensure that we in Leigh and Atherton can see a dentist as and when needed.”

After the meeting, Jo Platt wrote to the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care, to ask what measures were being explored across Greater Manchester, to ensure that access is opened up to new NHS dentistry patients.